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Sec.78-1370.-Special standards for back l•eated after January 1,1994. • Back lots which were created as part of a subdivision that received preliminary subdivision approval after January 1, 1994,are subject to the following special requirements in addition to the standards required in section 82-256: (1) Dimensional standards for back lots shall be as follows: a. Lot area shall be 150 percent of the zoning district requirement.Wetlands may be allowed as area credit for meeting the 150 percent back lot area requirement,as long as the back lot contains sufficient contiguous dry buildable land to satisfy the minimum acreage requirement of the underlying zoning district. b. Lot width measured parallel to the front or street lot line at the street yard setback line of a lakeshore back lot,or at the front yard setback line of a non-lakeshore back lot,shall meet the zoning district width requirement.The street yard or front yard for any back lot will be a yard starting where the narrow access outlot corridor ends and the lot begins.Lakeshore back lots shall meet the lot width standard at the shoreline,at the lakeshore setback line,and at the street yard setback line. c. The depth of the required street yard or front yard shall be 150 percent of the zoning district front yard requirement. d. The required side yard and rear yard depths for back lots shall be 150 percent of the zoning district yard requirements.The required lakeshore yard of a lakeshore back lot shall meet the zoning district lakeshore yard requirements. (2) A front lot created as part of a front/back lot division shall meet all zoning district area,width and setback standards;except that the required side yard of the front lot adjacent to the access outlot shall be equivalent to the side street yard requirement for that zoning district. (3) Access requirements shall be as follows: a. Access outlots shall be 30 feet minimum width,and shall be wide enough to accommodate drainage,snow removal and screening without encroaching on neighboring properties. b. In approving front/back lot divisions,the city may require that both front lot and back lot share a driveway access within the access outlot if the council determines that creating an additional access to the existing street will be a potential safety hazard. c. Driveways within a back lot shall be located at least ten feet from the side or rear lot lines of adjacent lots. d. No more than two residences may be served by a driveway located within an access outlot. e. No access outlot may be platted abutting an adjacent access outlot except when the intent is to combine the two access outlots for creation of a public or private road meeting city standards. (4) Screening requirements shall be as follows: a. Driveways constructed in access outlots shall be adequately screened by fencing or vegetation at the discretion of the city,at all points to the rear of the required street yard of the front lot,so as to eliminate intrusion of vehicle headlights into the side or rear yard of adjacent lots. b. The street yard of the back lot shall be adequately screened by fencing or vegetation at the discretion of the city,so as to eliminate intrusion of vehicle headlights into the side or rear yards of adjacent lots. (5) Accessory structures shall adhere to all requirements of this chapter,with the following additional requirements: a. Accessory structures within a back lot shall be allowed no closer than ten feet to a neighboring property's side or rear yard. b. Accessory structures shall not be allowed within the required street yard of a back lot nor within the required rear yard of a front lot which abuts the street yard of a back lot. c. No accessory structure shall be allowed within an access outlot. (Ord.No. 122 2nd series,§2,12-13-1993;Ord.No.64 3rd series,§1,9-14-09) ARTICLE XII.-CONSERVATION DESIGN Page 12